Adam Sandler’s fourth Netflix film, “The Week Of,” will co-star Chris Rock
Netflix has announced the latest project from its multi-film deal with Adam Sandler, a wedding comedy co-starring Chris Rock called The Week Of. The film, which takes place the week Sandler’s daughter marries Rock’s son, will be directed by Robert Smigel. News of its impending production comes just after Sandler’s third Netflix film, Sandy Wexler, hit […]
Denis Leary to host Comics Come Home 2012 on November 17th
It’s time once again to ship on up to Boston. Denis Leary’s annual stand-up comedy benefit <p> Comics Come Home </p> is happening on Saturday, November 17th at the Agganis Arenea in Boston. In it’s 18th year, it’s one of the longest running comedy benefit show we have in the US. The night benefits The […]
A Saturday Night Live sketch turned movie we were spared from
This weekend will mark the release of MacGruber, the latest in a long line films released for public consumption by the the comedic minds at Saturday Night Live. Few notable exceptions aside (like Wayne’s World, The Blues Brothers) most of the SNL films have been dodgy to say the least. Great comedic actors and writers […]
Watch: Triumph the Insult Comic Dog Crashed Donald Trump’s MSG Rally
Courtesy of The Daily Show. Triumph the Insult Comic Dog is no stranger to addressing people head-on. He’s an equal opportunities offender, who has made a career out of “pooping on” Democrats, Republicans, Star Wars nerds, and any celebrity you can think of. Everyone is fair game. But at Donald Trump’s recent Madison Square Garden rally; […]
Watch: Triumph The Insult Comic Dog Crashes The VP Debate
In this highly intense political season, it’s important to make sure everyone is kept informed of policies and what’s happening within the country. And who better to help keep us all informed than Triumph the Insult Comic Dog? That’s just what happened at this week’s Vice Presidential debate. Recapping Triumph the Insult Comic Dog’s encounters […]
Hot Off The Mic: The Great & Powerful Adam Sandler Made His JRE Debut
Photo from @JoeRogan Instagram. There’s something so admirable to be said about being consistent in your craft & doing it for so many years (for the real greats – it’s decades). Showing up consistently to write new jokes, new scripts, new voices & characters no matter the result, failing gloriously to keep on shooting your […]
Triumph the Insult Comic Dog Is Petitioning To Include “When It’s Us” From “Leo” In Oscars
Triumph the Insult Comic Dog has never been afraid of sharing what he thinks. And right now, he thinks that the Academy should reconsider not nominating When It’s Us from Leo for Best Original Song. The song was written by the film’s director, Robert Smigel. Smigel also happens to be the genius behind Triumph the […]
Triumph The Insult Comic Dog Pooped on Weird Al Yankovic, Rob Schneider, and More at SF Sketchfest
Adam Savage, Rob Schneider & Weird Al Yankovic at SF Sketchfest 2024. This past weekend, 800 Pound Gorilla News took in a ton of great shows at SF Sketchfest. This week, we’ll be taking a look back at some of what we saw. And perhaps no show made us laugh harder than Triumph the Insult […]
The 2024 SF Sketchfest Lineup Is Here: Check Out Who’s Playing
2024 Sketchfest. San Francisco’s premier comedy festival, Sketchfest, is back for its 21st year and has unveiled the first round of it’s incredibly stacked lineup. The 2024 comedy festival is set to take place January 18th-February 4th across four venues in San Francisco. The multi-day festival will be hosting over 200 shows for just […]
“Night Of Too Many Stars” Returning with Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Amy Schumer, and More
Night Of Too Many Stars. Courtesy of Next For Autism. It’s been announced that the semi-annual benefit Night of Too Many Stars will be returning to New York later this year. Who’s playing at this year’s Night Of Too Many Stars? As always, the event – which is put on by Next for Autism and was […]